Fall 2013

Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity: In order to maintain a culture of academic
integrity, members of the University of Waterloo community are
expected to promote honesty, trust, fairness, respect and
responsibility. All members of the UW community are expected to hold
to the highest standard of academic integrity in their studies,
teaching, and research. The Office of Academic Integrity's website
(www.uwaterloo.ca/academicintegrity)
contains detailed information on
UW policy for students and faculty. This site explains why academic
integrity is important and how students can avoid academic
misconduct. It also identifies resources available on campus for
students and faculty to help achieve academic integrity in - and out -
of the classroom.

Grievance: A student who believes that a decision affecting some
aspect of his/her university life has been unfair or unreasonable may
have grounds for initiating a grievance. Read Policy 70 - Student
Petitions and Grievances, Section 4,
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy70.htm

Discipline: A student is expected to know what constitutes academic
integrity, to avoid committing academic offenses, and to take
responsibility for his/her actions. A student who is unsure whether an
action constitutes an offense, or who needs help in learning how to
avoid offenses (e.g., plagiarism, cheating) or about "rules" for
group work/collaboration should seek guidance from the course
professor, academic advisor, or the Undergraduate Associate Dean. When
misconduct has been found to have occurred, disciplinary penalties
will be imposed under Policy 71 - Student Discipline. For information
on categories of offenses and types of penalties, students should
refer to Policy 71 - Student Discipline,
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy71.htm

Additional restrictions/clarifications
involving academic honesty for this course:
In completing assignments this term, you may not use code you wrote
when taking CS 350 in a previous term, unless you obtain the intstructors
permission to do so.
This is especially a problem because of working in groups,
which makes identifying the authorship of code difficult.
If you do
wish to reuse code you wrote when previously registered in CS 350,
you must contact the instructor and obtain approval at
the beginning of the term.
Failing to
obtain such advance approval may result in academic-discipline
penalties.

Avoiding Academic Offenses: Most students are unaware of the line
between acceptable and unacceptable academic behaviour, especially
when discussing assignments with classmates and using the work of
other students. For information on commonly misunderstood academic
offenses and how to avoid them, students should refer to the Faculty
of Mathematics Cheating and Student Academic Discipline Policy,
http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/navigation/Current/cheating_policy.shtml

Appeals: A student may appeal the finding and/or penalty in a decision
made under Policy 70 - Student Petitions and Grievances (other than
regarding a petition) or Policy 71 - Student Discipline if a ground
for an appeal can be established. Read Policy 72 - Student Appeals,
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Policies/policy72.htm